MARCH 16, 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com 12 WINTER TEXAN TIMES Autumn Acres: Close knit community with plenty to do It was just a little bit after 9:30 a.m. when Karen Howie, property manager of Autumn Acres in Brownsville, answered the phone. It took no time at all to realize some type of event was being held as people in the background talking and laughing made it, at times, difficult to hear the conversation. But this wasn’t a special occ a s i o n , Howie said. This was a regular, daily occurrence at the small, but immaculately clean and tidy, Winter Texan Park. It seems hard to tell what a special occasion is at this park, since occasions seem to happen all the time, and they all seem special. “We do this every day, Monday through Friday,” Howie said. “Sometimes they’ll stay two hours just socializing. “Then we do it again at 2 p.m. those days as well.” That, in itself, tells a big part of the story of Autumn Acres. It’s a small park – with about 140 slots and approximately 35 permanent Winter Texans – but filled with big hearts. A Cheers-like 55-and-older gated adult community where everyone knows your name, and everyone is like family. “This is a very active community that loves to socialize,” Howie said. “We have so many activities on our calendar that if you’re not doing something, it’s because you’ve decided to not do anything. Ormaybeyou’rerecoveringfrom all thatyou’vedoneandjustneeda mini-break to catch your breath. Howie listed event after event, from shuffleboard to a pet pa-
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